Weeks, Arrien (2022) Sustainable Material Pedagogy in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Concordia University. Masters thesis, Concordia University.
Preview |
Text (application/pdf)
1MBWeeks_MA_S2022.pdf - Accepted Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial. |
Abstract
This thesis looks to uncover how studio-based Fine Arts students are learning about sustainable material practices at Concordia University. By investigating current material approaches in art education and interviewing technical support staff and professors in five departments and programs across the university, I set to find out. As I built the case study, four themes emerged: waste, health and safety, time and natural materials. They helped to frame what I learned from my participants, but also guided the recommendations for future directions in material pedagogy and literacy. The goal of my research is to change the culture of sustainable material practice in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Concordia University.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Faculty of Fine Arts > Art Education |
|---|---|
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
| Authors: | Weeks, Arrien |
| Institution: | Concordia University |
| Degree Name: | M.A. |
| Program: | Art Education |
| Date: | 18 February 2022 |
| Thesis Supervisor(s): | Vaughan, Kathleen |
| Keywords: | Art Education, case study, sustainability, Concordia, materials, time, fine arts, waste, health, safety, material practice, Montreal, Canada |
| ID Code: | 990350 |
| Deposited By: | ARRIEN WEEKS |
| Deposited On: | 16 Jun 2022 15:19 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jun 2022 15:19 |
References:
2072: Mediated Materiality and Possible Futures. (2021, December 8). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb9Kh1rE4UsAdamson, G. (2018). Fewer, Better Things: The Importance of Objects Today. Bloomsbury USA.
Beam Paints. (2021). Beam Paints. https://www.beampaints.com/pages/about-us
Berg, M., & Seeber, B. K. (2016). The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the
Academy (1st ed.). University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division.
Bio. (2021). urbanoutdoorskills.com. http://www.urbanoutdoorskills.com/bio.html
Braungart, M., & McDonough W. (2002). Cradle-to-cradle. North Point Press, USA.
Braungart, M., & McDonough W. (2013). The Upcycle. North Point Press, USA.
Countries Must Now Consent to Receive Shipments of Plastic Waste. (2021, January 12). Treehugger. https://www.treehugger.com/countries-consent-shipments-plastic-waste-5095202
Brunnette, A. (2018, June 16). This is what a recycling crisis in Quebec looks like. Cbc.Ca.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/recycling-crisis-1.4708586
Concordia. (2016). EHS Guideline for Training Requirements.
https://www.concordia.ca/content/dam/concordia/services/safety/docs/EHS-DOC-105_EHSGuidelineforTrainingRequirements.pdf
Concordia University (2016). Sustainability Policy.
http://www.concordia.ca/content/dam/common/docs/policies/official-policies/BD-7.pdf
Concordia, (2018). Standard Operating Procedures – General Laboratory Work, Faculty of Fine Arts.
https://www.concordia.ca/content/dam/concordia/services/safety/docs/SOP_General_Fine_Arts.pdf
Concordia. (2019). Studio Arts Chemical Safety Guidelines.
https://www.concordia.ca/content/dam/concordia/services/safety/docs/EHS-DOC-075_StudioArtsChemicalSafetyGuidelines.pdf
Concordia University. (2021). Hazardous waste disposal. Hazardous Waste Disposal Procedures. https://www.concordia.ca/campus-life/safety/Hazardous-Waste-Disposal.html
Elhacham, E., Ben-Uri, L., Grozovski, J., Bar-On, Y. M., & Milo, R. (2020). Global human-made mass
exceeds all living biomass. Nature, 588(7838), 442–444. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-3010-5
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (October 8, 2018). Summary for Policymakers of IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C approved by governments. https://www.ipcc.ch/2018/10/08/summary-for-policymakers-of-ipcc-special-report-on-global-warming-of-1-5c-approved-by-governments/
Johnson, B. (2013). Zero Waste Home. Scribner.
Johnson, B. (2021). 5 Rs. Zero Waste Home. https://zerowastehome.com/tips/
Kamischer, C., & Rüedi Ray, K. (2020). Out-of-phase: Studio Art, Time, and the Professionalization in the Academy-A Conversation. In Gearhart. S. S. and Chambers, (Eds.). J. Reversing the Cult of Speed in Higher Education (1st ed. ( pp. 66-94). Routledge.
Logan, J., & Ondaatje, M. (2018). Make Ink: A Forager’s Guide to Natural Inkmaking (Illustrated ed.). Abrams.
McDonough, W. (2022, January 12). Cradle to Cradle. https://mcdonough.com/cradle-to-cradle/
Neddo, N. (2015). The Organic Artist: Make Your Own Paint, Paper, Pigments, Prints and More from Nature (Illustrated ed.). Quarry Books.
Rossol, M. (2001). The Artist's Health and Safety Guide. New York, NY: Allworth Press.
Shops & Studios Safety Program. (2020). OCADU. https://www.ocadu.ca/services/safety/programs-and-services/shops-and-studios-safety-program
Solanki, S., & Corbin, L. (2018). Why Materials Matter: Responsible Design for a Better World. Prestel.
Synthetic Collective. (2021, June). PLASTIC HEART: A DIY Fieldguide for Reducing the Environmental Impact of Art Exhibitions. https://syntheticcollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/PlasticHeart_DIY_Fieldguide-2.pdf
United Nations | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases. (2021, August 9). United Nations. https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sgsm20847.doc.htm
Van den Hoonard, D. K. (2014). Qualitative Research in Action: A Canadian Primer (2nd ed.). Publisher.
What is Biomimicry. (2022). Biomimicry Institute. https://biomimicry.org/what-is-biomimicry/
The Hannover Principles: Design for Sustainability (1992). (2016, April 8). William McDonough. https://mcdonough.com/writings/the-hannover-principles/
Yin, R. K. (2014). Case Study Research: Design and Methods (5th ed.). SAGE.
All items in Spectrum are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved. The use of items is governed by Spectrum's terms of access.
Repository Staff Only: item control page
Download Statistics
Download Statistics